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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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